The following media reports have come out since the conclusion of the latest round of discussions held in Washington December 1- 3, 2010:
Russia US must agree 4 key points to complete adoption talks – ombudsman RIANOVOSTI December 3, 2010
Russia and the United States have to work out a common position on four remaining points concerning child adoption in order to complete long-standing talks and conclude an intergovernmental adoption agreement, Russian Children’s Rights Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov said on Friday.
“Four points, the most complicated, have yet to be agreed. These are acquisition of citizenship, control over the relocation of children, ‘post-adoption,’ when the first adoption is abolished and a second comes into force, Astakhov said.
“The fourth point is the ratification of the agreement itself,” he continued.
more: http://en.rian.ru/world/20101203/161609105.html
(AFP) – 3 December 2010
WASHINGTON — US and Russian officials who had hoped to finalize a deal this week on new rules for adoption will need another meeting to complete the details, the State Department said Friday.
Russia imposed a de facto ban on US adoptions of Russian orphans and the two countries began working on a legal framework after a US woman sparked outrage in April by putting her adopted son on a plane alone back to Russia.
“It does not appear as though we will actually finalize the text today,” State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters as the two sides wrapped up three days of talks on a deal…
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